A recent post of mine, “Am I Really a Christian?” got some interesting response at The Huffington Post. Some of it was thoughtful and worth passing along. My point was a modest one: religion serves to encourage and inspire us to make better choices and be better people. When it comes to doctrine and dogma, religion…Read More
Rattle Cages, but Kindly
In courage
One thing that publishing a book has taught me, if you have the temerity to say what you think about anything, usually someone will emerge to oppose or criticize you. I have been lucky. Most of the response to what I’ve said, in book form or in social media, has been the equivalent of a…Read More
“(The Constant Choice is a) tremendously deep and heart felt life story and appeal for us all to seek the truth, the fair, the good and to be reasonable in our journey and as we seek outcomes in all we do. An appeal to the constructive dialectic dialogue about the past, present and future. A call to…Read More
Not long ago, Dr. Michael Wayne talked with me about my experiences and my approach to them in The Constant Choice. You can watch the whole interview at his site. Here is a brief excerpt of our conversation, which pinpoints the way in which I resolved my years of questioning about evil—why do we do…Read More
Amid all the highly-educated, skeptical (and often respectful) respondents to a column about the value of faith David Brooks published this week in the New York Times, I found this comment from a practicing Episcopalian. It’s a wonderful breath of fresh air about how and why simply going to church still has deep value for…Read More
